Corn-husking machine.



F. J. NOECHEL.

CORN HUSKING MACHINE.

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APPLICATION FILED PdAY 1| 1914.

Patented Aug. 10, '19%.

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CORN HUSKING MCHINE.

APPucATlQN mso MAY1.\914.

Patented Aug.I 10, 1915.

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F. J. NOECHEL.

CORN HUSKING MACHINE. A'Prucmon mio MAYI, 19m.

Patented Aug, 10, 1915 7 stains-'SHEET 4.

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F. J. NOECHEL. CORN HUSKING MACHINE. APPLICATJON men MAY l. 1914.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915,

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FIltN'K E.. NOECHE-L, ROCHESTER, REW

geen Conn-Husain@ MAGHINE.

To all 'whom it concern.:

Be it known that I, FRANK A Rochester, in the county ofv Monroe and vState of New York, have invented certain new and usefulj- Improvements in Corn- Husking Machines; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming aA part of this specilication, and to the refer-l ence-numerals marked thereon.

AMy inventionrelates to cornvliusking machines, and it has for its object to improve the. construction of this class of apparatus generally, and lto provide a -mechanism'that is entirely automatic, andpositive in its operation throughout.

Among other purposes, theinvention contemplates fa novel arrangement and combi- `nation, O-pats and elements whereby an ear of corn can be'fed in the'condition as it 'Ais'fwhen irstcut from the stalk, and be discharged from the machine with the surplus stem or butt removed, and With all of the husk and silk also separated.

Onel of the chief purposes of my im- Aprovements is to enable the operations to take placewithout injuring the grains of corn.

Another objectv of my invention consists in the provision of means for making the .cutting mechanism as efficientA and durable as possible, and I accomplish this result by making the cutting mechanism inactive or idle normally, during the continuous operation of the other pai-ts of the machine, Vand having it operateonly when an ear of corn `is presented. This operation is effected entirely automatically so that in case an* operator fails to feed the machine properly, the cutting mechanism Will not be operating unnecessarily.

To these 'and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and` combinations yof parts all as .Will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in theclaims at the end of the specification. l

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan view of a machine constructed accordance with one embodiment of my invention, and showing a 'portion side elevation partly in section; Fig. 3 is a side elevation; Fig. e isa side elevation looking inthe opposite direction to Fig. 3; Fig. 51s an enlarged elevation, with parte in Specification of Lettersatent.

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Aereof in section; lFig. 2 is a l section, of the. cutter controlling-niechlanisni,l With the parts in normal position; Fig. 6 'is a similar vievv7 showing theposition of the parts after a partial operation; Fig. 71s a atented eng. i0, i915. animation fue@ may i', 1914. serieu no. sessie.

detail view; Fig. Sis a sectional view taken horizontally through the'husking rolls, and

their coperating parts; Fig.' 9 4is a detail view in end elevation of the transer device or drum arranged above the huskmgrells;

tional view taken transversely of the conveyer; Fig. l2 is avertical sectional view ofone of the carriers; Fig. 13 is a trans- 55., Fig. 1Q is a sectional view on the lline .lO-iOeof Fig. 9; Fig. 1i is a detail sec# '7G Averse sectional view ofthe same, and Fig.

14 is a detail view in elevation, showing the L conveyer Ain section.

Similar reference characters inv the several gures indicate the saine parts.

In order to afford a preliminary general I idea of the operation of the machine, I Will state that the ears of corpare fed, either by hand or automatically, onto an endless]V with a series of traveling conveyer, provided carriers, one 'for each ear. carries the ear into the -path of cutting mechanism, the surplus stem or butt endbeing thereby severed by a movable cutterv which operates automatically, only when an 'ear is presented. -The ear isthence carried byl the cmveyer to the husk removing in-- strumentalities, being discharged into a transfer device Whlch operates intermittently, receiving each ear as it passes from ine conveyerthe conveyen and holding it foi' a predetermined 'period of time in operative engagement With a pair of husking rolls Which act to tear apart the leaves and to entirely separate the husk from the' ear, the latter being thereupon discharged by the transfer device into a arrier which in turn presents it to a silk re ovingmechanism. After the ear leaves the silk removing mechanism, it is discharged from the machine into any .suitable receptacle or container.

The present embodiment, which is ,illust'rative of one method of carrying out my invention, comprises a frame l in which are -journaledjshafts 2 and 8 having suitable sprockets thereon designated at el and 5 to receive and drive the sprocket chain 6 constituting a part of the endless conveyeiwhich is continuously driven in manner that will be pointed out hereinafter. 'Thev conveyer embodies a series of separate and individual. carriers 7 which are preferablyl curved in cross section as shown, and at tached to the sprocket chain in4 any convenient manner.' that is best adapted to receivingmn ear of corn regardless o its size and presenting it to the cutting mechanism which Will presently be moret'ully described. T he upper lap of the conveyer is supported by 'a suit, able table 8, While 9 designated guldes or guard' rails for the purpose of limiting the ylateral movement'of an ear as ,it 1s placed on the conveyor 'by the operator, so that it will be in the vproper position when .prej-v s'ented to the cutting mechanism.

The cutting mechanism is preferably disposed at a point adjacentvto one edge of the conveyer and embodies .astationary cutter 'and a movable cutter cooperating with the stationary cutter,tl 1e movable cutter being idle' normally while 'the conveyer is continu- .usly moving, andoperable only When an ear is presentemby a means under the control 'of the. ear on the conveyer, so thatA when an empty carrier passes the cutting mechanism, no. operatkinof the movable cutter 'takes place. With this end in view, I provide a stationary cutter 10 and` a movable cutter 11 coperating withI the stationary cutter.

Preferably, make use of an oscillatory cutter, although the essential idea of my invention may be adopted in Yconjunction with yals" .other types of cutters, as, for instance, aro# tary orA disk type. In the form shown, the c movable cutter 1i is mounted upon a rockarm 12 which ispivoted at 13 and connectedto vthe driving mechanism, as will now be described.

. The driving member embodiesaily :Wheel otally mounted upon the ear 19'is the clutch 20 having a right angled end portion 2l and an angular abutment'22, While23 is a spring connected to the collar 18 and to the clutch 20 in the manner shown. The position of the vclutch when normal, and previous' to 'the operation of the movable cutter, is shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the clutch being held out 1 of operative engagement Withthe clutch ele# ments 16 on'the driving member by means about to be fully described.` Thedriven member or shaft .17 has fixed thereon crank arm 2-l, and 25 is a link connecting the crank arm 24 and the rock-arm 12, so that when the driven member hasiniparted thereto a' ycomplete rotation by the operation of the clutch, the movable cutter is oscillated to.

engage the stationarycutter and be returned to its nofmal posi nom" The carriers are of a shape It is necessary to vtime the operation of the v movable cutter so that-it will come into engagem'ent wit/h'lthe stationary cutter at the proper moment whena carrier 1s 1n such position as to bring an ear betweenthe cutters.

. To this end I .prov-ide a locking lever which acts to hold the clutch out of engagement` with ythe driving member normally, and is y automatically operated at predetermined in-. tervals t0 Vrelease theuclutch. The Ylocking lever referred to is indicated at '26 being pivoted at 27 and provided With an eXtenjsion 28 which engages the portion 21 of-the clutchtas yshown in Figs. 2.and 5. The lock- Ting lever 26 is held in' no'wnal position by a spring 29, and moved away` 4from such posi tion to releasethe clutch by means of a lug 30 which, engages an angular portion .31

upon the -loiver end ofthe lever, as shown in Figs and 6. The 1ug'30 is mounted upon a shaft 32, the movement of Which vis timed .to coincide properly with the movement of the c'onveyer, and it is driven in a'manner. Which Will'bedescribed later.,

With the '/mechanism` thus far described, an operationof the movable cutter will take place each time a carrier 1s presented to or passes the cutting .mechanism Whether it l contains an ear vof corn or not, andv it is'v highly desirable to provide 'means for presiderablyv increasingthe leiliciency andA en durance of the cutting mechanism. To this end I providea controllingr lever which also serves to retain'the .clutch out of operative as 1 lventing the operation of theA movable cutter except when the carrier is filled, thereby conengagement with the driving-member, the

positionof such controlling leverA being' determined. by the ear of corn on the carrieras it approaches the cutter.' Thislmay be 'ac'- complishedfin the following Ianner. The

controlling lever 33 is pivoted at 27 and lis weighted'at'its outer end, as shownat 34, so

as tolcause it to release the clutch at the proper time.; Normally, the controlling lei, ver is inengagement with the clutch` 2O,v as

shown in Figs. V2 and 5, and it is held in this I position by suitable means disposed. above the conveyer and in the path oftravel ofthe ears of corn. I accomplish this" preferably by aframe 35 piyoted at 36 and held by its own weight inthe normal position shown v 'in Figs 2 and 5. The vframe 35 carries an upstanding portion 37 provided with an'arm 38 which-engages the vadjacent end ofthe controlling lever 33, and holds the opposite` endy of said lever elevated and Ain engagement with the clutch 20. j The frame 35 carries a feeding device, preferably in theorm of a rotaryworm 39 mounted upon a shaft 40 which 'is suitably driven, and Nthe,

wormoperatesto engage an ear of corn as the latter passes under 1t and to feed it lat,

erally toward @the cutting mechanism.

It will be seen that when the worml) iso Y :la y

- comes into engagement with the frame.v 'ln y order to retain thedriven member 18 1n its 'normal position, l provide thefczanlr arm inatteso engages an ear on the conveyer, it causes vthe frame 35 to be elevated, thereby releasengagement until thene'xtloperation. The "controlling lever 33 is-.returnedtogits normal position by the dropping ofl theframe 35 as soon astheear has passed from under fsadlzgfame, andfthereafter thel clutch'is held" against movementl until' another ear j 2e with an ear or lug Lll adapted to be engagedby a yieldable stop preferably in the forni of 'an anti-friction ,roller 42 carried luy-na spring actuated arm which is pivoted at lVhen the clutch is released by the controlling and locking levers, its spring 23 forces it outwardly until .the abutment 22 is 'in position to be engaged by/ one of the clutch elements l@ Von the .driving member,

v as shown vin Fig'. 6, a suitable stop-being.

' `Vprovided to limit the outward thereof and passes downwardly to the lower:

the clutch.

' After an ear passes the cutting mechanism it is carried lto the husk removing instrumentalities, which l Will-now describe. The ear is discharged from the conveyer after it reaches the endv of the upper lap lap, itsposition 'within the carrier during the movement around the end of the con` veyer beingr determined by a plurality of spring actuated guards or followers, ar-

to engage the ear successively. Each of said followers is pivotally mounted, they being designated at 45, and -carriesan arm 46 which is connectedto la. part ofthe, frame of the machine by a spring 47 acting to retain the follower in close engagement with the ear on the conveyer. 4

I have found that by using aseries', of guards -such as described instead of 'a single movement of -ranged one above the other and operatingk ktor causes said projectionY tdbemovedf spring actuated follower extending entirelyv or small.

around the end of the conveyor, 'l am able to hold the ear lmore positively, and during all stages of its movement,v regardless'of Whether its diameter be comparatively large from the endless conveyer, it passes to the husk removing instrumentalities, Whichinclude a pair of bushing rolls and a transfer y device arranged immediately above the bushing rolls between them and the conveyer. Said transfer device is operated intermittently'to receive an ear of Vcorn at After the corn is dischargedv predetermined intervals and carry it" around into'V engagement with the basking rolle Where it is held. for a predetermined period,

the leaves of thehuslr being gripped and torn away from the ear WhileJ in this position. The transfer device referred to pref-l rably comprises a drum 48 mounted upon shaft 49' and including a series of pockets lor receivers 50, into which the ears of corn iare discharged as they pass from the confveyer. A

l ln order to effect intermittent driving drum 48,*the shaft 49 is provided at" 'que end with a pulley 51, the periphery of ivhich includes a series ofnotches 52, and

'attached to one side of thepulley at Apoints u acent to said notches are the projections" 5%.

A 'The pulley is actuated from a continuously operating shaft 54, carrying a crank vvv55', the latter being pivotally 'associated with ysgh'actuator that coperates with the projectfflions 53 on the pulley in such a manner as lo drived the latter intermittently.

'EL The actuator, `which .is vdesignated gen- 'erally at 56, has a hollow loperating p ortlon 57 and pivotedto one ofthe side Walls lthereof is a gravitypawl 58 Which engages the projections 53 on the pulley in the manner shown.' The hollow portion. 57 is open at the end, adjacent to .pawl 58 to permit.

it to receive the projection 53 on` its return stroke.

In Fig; fl, parts are shown inthe position occupied when the transfer: device has completed one movement, the pawl 58 being closely engaged' with a projection 53`and 'the'actuator 56 has reachedthe end of its operativwstroke Upon the return stroke,

- the paWl 58 moves away from the projection which it has just previouslyr engaged and the actuator 5 6 is ca'rriedbackwardly until it engages the ne'Xt-l adjacent projection 53 Whichpasses under the gravity pawl 58, lifting the latter and thereafteri freeing-it,

whereupon the advance stroke of the actuaaround until the drum is rotated a quarter engagenient `with the recesses 52 so as to retain the drum in proper positionwhen it xis freed from the actuator during the return stroke of the latter.A

The transfer device or drum is. preferably` provided with means for holding each ear in proper engagement With 'the husking rolls, and to this end I provide a series of gravity v:operated followers one for eachl pocket. tion, as designated at'GO to enabl'e'it to lit thebottom of the pocket and also the ear of corn closely, and carries projecting'portions 61 which pass through slots 62 in the end of the drum and are connected to arms 63, the latten being pivotally mounted at 6 1. Thus'it will be seen that When an ear is receivedinto apoclet, the follower will he lio iis 4L,

Each follower is of curved formaiso " other convenient manner.

held in engagement-With the husking rolls,

positioned at the base' ofthe pocket, as

the follower -Will so assure bringing the ea'lI into close engagep ment with the husking rolls.

I 66,' the roll G5 being lixedly mounted on a shaft-07 whiclicarries at one end a pinion.

The husking rolls are designated at 65 and 68 driven by a gear ivheel A(S9 to which power is supplied in vany suitable manner. The pinion 68 mesheswith akcorresponding pinion 7-0'carried by the fl The shaft 67. journaled in adjustable bear ings. 72 While the shaft 71'is-journaled inv yieldable bearings 73. .The bearings 72 and 73 arefv slidablyT mounted in boxes 7.4,' the'bearings 73 being provided with guide rods 75 extending through openings in the boXes.74-and surroundedby springs 76 which' serve to hold the yieldable roll in engagement with thefiXed roll. -.The movement of the yicldable roll away from the.

ixedroll is limited so as to' maintain th`e pinions 68 and 70v 'constantly inoperative engagement; and to'this end Iprovide an ad- 9 justablestop 77 arranged in thepath of the yieldable bearings 7 3 and Aacting to prevent excessive relative movement lbetween the fixed and Athe yieldable rolls. .The'rolls are lprovided preferably with hard metallic operative Asurfaces having spirally arranged raised or projecting portions 78 which may be formed as shown in Fig. 8 or in any `While the ear is -theleaves ofthe husk are grasped and torn from the ear, being ydischarged 'downwardly between the rolls, and the'hked ear is then carriedv out of engagement With the huskingv rolls by thetransfer device anddischarged onto a carrier which transmits it tothe silk removing means. v

The. carrier referred to embodies a series ofv receptacles 79 formed by suitable curved plates mounted on an intermittently rotated shaft 80.' 81 designates longitudinally disposed rolls which are arranged at the -re-v ceiving edge of the receptacles 79, vvvhile 82 isa Wall arranged adjacentv to the carrier and serving to retain the ears within' the latter as it is rotated, causing them to be brought linto' engagement with 'the silk removing mean's, which is preferably in the form of a rotary bristle brush 83. A-

`ranged adjacent to Asaid brush is a support-A ing roll 84 from which the ear is discharged into any suitable receptacle or container.

I will now describe .the gearing shown in 'the present embodiment,'although it will be understood that the parts may be driven in any convenient manneru85 designates the maindrive' shaft, carrying the p ulleys 86 and7, to which power is suppicdfrom any iaft 7 1 on vvhich'the aforesaid megtioned roll 6(3is =mounted. A

' vG9 hereinbefore'referred to.

suitable'sourc.' .The shaft 85 carries a pinion 88 adapted to engage a gearwl'ieel 89 on the shaft 90. The latter is-mounted' in adjustable bearingsso as to move ,the gear 89 out of. engagement with the pinion 88, 1n

case itis desired to operate the machine byj hand, in which event a handle is suitably connected to the shaft 90. The shaft 90 carries-at its opposite end a sprocket wheel 91, from, which asprocketl chain 92 connects with a sprocket wheel 93. mounted on'the .shaft 94. Theshaft 94 also carries a gear .Wheel 95 in engagement with a Pinion 96 on the shaft 97, which carries the 'gear' wheel Adjacent to the gear :Wheel 69 on the shaft 97 isa sprocket wheel 98 which is connected by a sprocket chain'. 99 with a. second sprocket a pinion 103 on the shaft 104.- The pinion shaft 106 and the latter, through gearl 105, drives the gear 107 on shaft 108 and also pinion 109 mounted on the shaft 54,.herein.

before referred to. The latter carries a jshaft 94 carries a pinion102lgearing with sev 103 drivesA tl.; gear Wheel 105 mounted on a sprocket Wheel110 and 111 is a sprocket chain leading fro sprocket 11' Inountedon the shaft 113. yThe vlatter also /carries a sprocket Wheel 114,' and is a sprocket chain leading therefrom Aand driving the sprocket -116 on the worm.

shaft 4 j The gear Wheel '107 drives the pinion j; 17 fixed on shaft 32. The gear 107 also'dnives the gear 118 on shaft 3.

The (transfer device or druinflA obtains its intermittent 'motion ,in a manner that has the sprocket Wheel 110 to the 'I already been described, and the carrier -Which is mounted onr the shaft 80v is also driven intermittently with the transfer devvice by means v,of sprocket Wheels 119 and 120 arranged on the shafts 49v and 80 rea, spectively `and connected by the sprocket' chain 121.

I have already described vthe manner of.

driving the husking rolls. The roll shaft 67 has fixed thereon a pulley 122 which is con; nected by means cfa belt l123 with the pulley 15 loosely mounted `on the shaft 17, as described previously, and constituting a part of the'driving member. The shaft 2 is mounted in adjustable bearingscarried by' the arms 124 pivoted at 125, and which may be moved by means ofthe adjustable llever` desired. v

.The carriers are detachably mounted on the conveyer chains, and to this end', each 1 26'tol tighten or slacken the conveyer as y carrier 7 is provided with hooks 127 Whillm fr' engage the lower edges of the underlying'V links, as shown in Figs. 12 and 1S, While l@ y y the position of said 35:3. lugs on opposite sides of the liookS "12T, arranged for engagement with tbev upper edges"y oie tlie adjacent links. With tnis construction, the carrier can be readily Vatbiched and detached, and isvheld tightly vlnle ythe conveyer is taut. To remove carrier, tbeA conveyor is slackened, permitoting the linksto dropavvay from tlie lugs lili', Aand thereafter enabling the hooks 12T be separated Jfrom the chains which they engage. The tightening of the conveyor serves to hold the carriers rigidly, against accidental, removal.

l claim as my invention:

l. ln corn bushing machine, the conibination with a continuously operating endless conveyer, of cutting means disposed ad# jacent to the conveyer, said cutting means being normally idle, a pivotally mounted frame arranged above the conveyor and adapted to be engaged and lifted by an ear of corn on the conveyor, a feeding device carried vby said frame and operating upon an ear to move it laterally toward the cutting meansgj and means controlled by the frame and acting when it is elevated to opcrate the cutting means.

2. ln a corn husling'macliine, the combii nation with a continuously operating endless conveyerjo cutting means disposed adjacent to the conveyer, said cutting means Vbeing normally idle, a pivotally mounted frame arranged above the conveyor and adapted to be engaged and lifted by an ear of corn on the conveyer, a continuously rotating worm carried by said frame and operating upon an earto move it laterally to. Ward the cutting means, and means controlled by the frame and acting, when it is elevated, to operate tbe cutting means.

3. ln a corn bushing machine, tbe combination with a continuously operating end# -less conveyer, of a stationary cutter, a mov- Yit gether.

able cutter coperating vvitli the stationary cutter, a normally stationary driven mem? ber, connections between the driven mem.n ber and the movable cutter, a' driving' mem ber, a clutch for connecting the driving and driven members, and means controlled by an ear of corn on the conveyor for governing clutch to permit it to lock the driving and driven members to- 4. ln a corn husking machine, -the combination with-a continuously operating endless conveyor, of a stationary cutter, a movable cutter coperating with thestationary cutter, a normally stationary driven member, a clutch carried by the driven member,

a driving member, a controlling lever normally in engagement with the clutch and acting to hold it out of engagement with the Adriving member, a frame pivoted above the conveyer and arranged to be engaged and elevated by anfear of corn on the conveyor,

said' frame being in engagement with the controlling lever and operating When-ele1 vated to release' it from engagement with the clutch to permit the driven member to be actuated by the driving member.

5; Ina corn husking machine, the cornbination with a continuously operating endless conveyer, of a stationary cutter, a movable cutter cooperating Vwith the stationary cutter, a normally stationary driven member, a clutch carried by the driven member, a driving member, a controlling lever normally in engagement with the clutch and acting to hold it out of engagement with the driving member, a framepivoted above theconveyer and arranged to be engaged and elevated by an ear of corn on the conveyer,

said frame being in engagement with. the

controlling lever and operating when elevated to release it from engagement with the clutch to permit the driven member to be actuatedby the driving member, a locking lever also in engagement with the clutch and operating normally to' hold it out ofengagement with the driving member, and

continuously driven meansoperating to eil-` gage said locking lever intermittently and move it to release the clutch.

Y 6. ln a corn liusking machine, the com-A bination with a continuously operating endless conveyer, of a stationary cutter, an os-A cillatory cutter coperating with the stafl member, a clutch pivotally arranged on the driven member, a driving member, a controllingv lever normally in engagement Withthe clutch and acting to hold itout of engagement with the driving member, and a.

frame pivoted above the conveyor and arranged to be engaged and elevated by an ear of corn on theconveyer, said frame being in engagement kwith the controlling lever and operating when elevatefil to release the same from engagement With'the clutch to permit the driven member to be actuated and to cscillate said cutter.

8. In a corn husking machine, the combination with a continuously operating end# less conveyor, of a stationary cutter, anoscillatory cutter coperating with the Stationary cutter, a normally stationary drivenl ioo ' tionary cutter, a normally stationary driven member, a'clutch pivotally arranged on the driven member, a driving member, ,aleentrolling lever normally in engagement with .the clutch and acting` to hold itout of engagement with the driving member, a frame -pi\f"ote d above the conveyer and arranged to. be'engaged and elevated by an'ear o f corn on the conveyensaid frame being in engagement with the controlling lever and operatingwhen elevated to releasethe same from engagement with the clutch to permit be actuatedand to oscutter, and means controlled ,by an ear of corn on the conveyer operating to. actuate said movable cutter, the last mentioned locking lever also` in i .I neans being also. controlled by.' a continuu sly dri-ven device. 10.' In a corn husking machine, the cornbination Witli a continuously operating'end-A less conveyei, Iof la 'movable cutter, a nor* mally stationary' driven member, connee# tions between the driven member and movable cutter, a driving member, a clutch for connecting the driving and driven members and means controlled by an ear 'of corn on the conveyer for governing the positionof said clutch' to permit it to lock the driving and driven members together. A

11. l'ln ai corn inatio'n with 'a continuously operating endss conveyer, of a I'novable` 'means controlled by an ear of onveyerV operating' toactuate said movable cutter, and a continuously driven device controlling thelast mentioned means.

, FRANK J. Nofeeiiml. v

VVit-nesses:- l

H. STGNEMAKEB,

RUSQELL B. GRIFFITH.

husking machine, the com- ,4v cutter.' and cern on the- 

